City on the Edge of Forever

"City on the Edge of Forever"
South Park episode
The children are stranded in the school bus stuck near an edge of a cliff.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 7
Written by	Trey Parker Nancy M. Pimental
Directed by	Trey Parker
Production no.	207
Original airdate	June 17, 1998
Guest stars
Henry Winkler as Fonzie Jay Leno as himself Brent Musburger[1] as Scuzzlebutt's leg (credited as Brent Musberger)
Season 2 episodes
South Park season 2 April 1, 1998 – January 20, 1999 Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut Chickenlover Ike's Wee Wee Conjoined Fetus Lady The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka City on the Edge of Forever Summer Sucks Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls Chickenpox Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods Clubhouses Cow Days Chef Aid Spookyfish Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson! Gnomes Prehistoric Ice Man
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"City on the Edge of Forever" (also known as "Flashbacks"^[2]) is the 20th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on June 17, 1998.

Plot synopsis

The children are on the bus, riding along a mountain. When the bus nearly goes over a cliff, Ms. Crabtree gets out to go for help, telling the kids not to leave the bus, because a big scary monster will eat them. The kids remain there and remember past experiences.

Scenes are shown in the boys' memories from episodes such as Cartman Gets an Anal Probe, Weight Gain 4000, Volcano, Death, as well as moments from the episode itself. However, each of these memories are different from what had actually happened. For example, Stan is twice shown kissing Wendy rather than vomiting in panic when she talks to him, Kenny kills Death instead of the reverse, Scuzzlebutt's leg is played by Brent Musburger and Mr. Garrison shoots Kathie Lee Gifford because she is some kind of alien. In addition, at the end of all of them, the people in the memory eat ice cream or something happens involving ice cream. After the memory ends, whoever was recalling it says "Now that's what I call a sticky situation!" and everybody laughs. Some of the memories aren't from South Park at all; Fonzie's leap over a series of buses parodies the Happy Days episode "Fearless Fonzarelli." Later, when one kid in a red Starfleet uniform tries to leave the bus, a gigantic black monster really does jump out. After eating him, the monster lays siege to the bus, carrying off Kenny (who presumably dies).

Mrs. Crabtree, on her journey, meets an Elvis impersonator named Marcus (or Mitch; it keeps changing). When trying to get help, an agent finds her funny and she becomes a comedian. She even appears on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. By now, she has forgotten about rescuing the stranded children. However, she then quits, but the two remain close. Back in South Park, Mr. Mackey convinces the parents that their children have run away, and they go on TV trying to get their kids to return.

In the final flashback, Cartman recalls the adventure to identify his father, but he remembers it incorrectly with his father being John Elway. When corrected by Kyle ("I thought your father was your mother 'cause she had a penis"), Cartman is angered, and moves to the back of the bus to attack Kyle. This causes the bus to go over the cliff, breaking it in half and causing Craig to fall out into the trench. Then the bus falls into the trench, landing in a gigantic tub of ice cream. Cartman suddenly realizes how little sense everything makes and wakes up in his own bed. His mother comes in with breakfast, and Cartman explains his dream to her. She then offers him some beetles for breakfast, and they eat. Just then, Stan wakes up in his bed, and calls Kyle to talk about the strange dream he had.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Crabtree and Marcus enjoy a sunset while sitting next to a pond. He confesses that their entire relationship is the product of an eight-year-old's crazy dream, but Mrs. Crabtree doesn't care, so long as they're together.

Production

The episode is also known by the production title "Flashbacks".^[2]

References

External links

• City on the Edge of Forever at South Park Studios Episode Guide